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James William Farquhar 1898 – 1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 December 1898

Birth Location: Sandymount, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 8 February 1971

Death Location: "Barton Hill," Highcliff, Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Father: George Farquhar

Mother: Isabella Waugh

Spouse(s): Ellen Bishop

Children(s): Dorothy Farquhar

The story of James William Farquhar began in 1898 in Sandymount, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. James William Farquhar married Ellen May Bishop, and had children including Dorothy Ellen Farquhar. James William Farquhar passed away in 1971 in "Barton Hill," Highcliff, Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of James William Farquhar began in 1898 in Sandymount, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
  • James William Farquhar married Ellen May Bishop, and had children including Dorothy Ellen Farquhar.
  • James William Farquhar passed away in 1971 in "Barton Hill," Highcliff, Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Farquhar
1849 – 1935
Birth Location: Alford, Midmar Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Isabella Waugh
1863 – 1942
Birth Location: East Taieri, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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Spouses(s)

Ellen Bishop
1895 – 1953
Birth Location: Highcliff, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Dorothy Farquhar
1923 – 1994
Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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James Farquhar's Ancestors

Self
James Farquhar
1898 – 1971
Birth Place: Sandymount, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
George Charles Farquhar
1849 – 1935
Alford, Midmar Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Isabella (Straughon Strachan) Waugh
1863 – 1942
East Taieri, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Grandparents
Robert (Mitchell) Farquhar
1822 – 1900
Midmar, Aberdeenshire. Scotland
Elizabeth (Combie) Sievewright
1819 – 1895
Galtly (1871 census) or Oyne, Aberdeenshire
James (Healing) Waugh
1837 – 1902
Linton, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary (Straughon aka) Strachan
1837 – 1911
Shedlaw, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
George Farquhar
1784 – 1876
Ann Lumsden
1781 – 1869
Alexander Sievewright
1790 – 1855
William Straughon
1806 – 1861
Christina Dalgleish
1811 – 1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Farquhar
1742 –
Margaret Copland
1742 –
Jean Fife
1760 –
William Seivewright
1756 – 1819
George Strachen
1777 – 1877
Agnes Telfer
1776 – 1876

James Farquhar's Descendants

1.
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James (William) Farquhar (12 December 1898 – 8 February 1971) m. Ellen (May) Bishop (18 Mar 1895 – 3 Mar 1953)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Ellen) Farquhar (10 November 1923 – 24 April 1994)

James Farquhar's Timeline

2 Records

1898
12 December 1898
Birth of James William Farquhar in Sandymount, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Sandymount, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
1971
8 February 1971
Age 73
Death of James William Farquhar in "Barton Hill," Highcliff, Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
"Barton Hill," Highcliff, Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 December 1898
    Event Place: Sandymount, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1971
    Event Place: "Barton Hill," Highcliff, Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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